Cleaning tea stains off ceramic worktops?

[Laura Corin]

Most things just wipe off our new worktops but not tea stains. So far we have just used a mild cleaning spray and a cloth.  How robust can I be?

[athena1277]

I think you can use Barkeepers Friend on ceramic.  If that doesn’t take it off, it’s not coming off.

[Amoret]

Have you tried baking soda and water? It works well to get tea stains out of mugs.

[history-fan]

Baking soda and water paste

[Corraleno]

I would try denture cleaning tablets, that's what I use to get tea stains out of ceramic mugs and steel travel cups.

[Laura Corin]

9 hours ago, athena1277 said:

I think you can use Barkeepers Friend on ceramic.  If that doesn’t take it off, it’s not coming off.

Does BF scratch?

[Pawz4me]

3 hours ago, Laura Corin said:

Does BF scratch?

I've never known it to. It works very well, but to me it seems to be just a little more abrasive than baking soda. The website says it's safe for ceramic. But maybe test in an inconspicuous place first, just to be safe?

[BeachGal]

I recently used stain-removing toothpaste to clean a badly stained white teapot. Nothing else was working and the toothpaste worked very well. It only took about a teaspoon to clean the whole pot and no hard scrubbing. Stains came right off.